Dessert was slices of local clementines with borage flowers & fresh cream. I’m not sure exactly how it was all seasoned but it was lovely. The main dish was black pork (black pig? I forget exactly the phrase) with clams & potatoes. A starter of bread & local goat cheese in olive oil, garlic & fresh herbs. The meal started with glasses of port in front of the fire. They were so warm & friendly and the food was absolutely delicious - actual home-cooked traditional Portuguese dishes. We lucked out being the only guests and Sat night were joined at dinner by our hosts- Rosario and her husband. She recommended one of the Octopus restaurants in nearby Santo Luzia, and it was a fantastic suggestion. We arranged to eat dinner at the property Saturday, and asked our hostess Rosario for suggestions on somewhere for good local food Fri night, as well as a ‘fancy’ place with good food we could dress up for Sun night. Our flight landed early on a Friday and they very nicely allowed us to check in a good 3 hours prior to normal time. The air is amazingly fresh, clean & fragrant with the trees, vegetation & flowers surrounding the property. We had no idea what a perfect choice we had made! The place is near Tavira, but in the countryside overlooking the city.

There were still many choices, but Monte do Alamo looked nice enough & had good reviews so we just booked it without driving ourselves crazy weighing all the other options. It became so stressful looking, we finally decided we had to restrict ourselves to a region and we chose the Algarve. For a bit more detail: We had been overwhelmed with choice looking online for a nice place in the countryside somewhere we weren’t even restricted to Portugal initially, just somewhere warmer & sunnier than London, but not too far to fly. For those who like short & sweet reviews- it was fantastic, absolutely nothing we could fault. We stayed at Monte do Alamo for four nights in mid-February 2019.

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